Re: actoledb framework error

Sounds like the connection string is failing, can you connect outside your web application?

Best way to test is to create a text file, rename the extension to .udl. This will create a new datalink file where you can test the connection to your database, also is the web app running on the same machine as the Act install?

Re: actoledb framework error

Yes, you should see the provider listed. In the program files folder you should be able to find ACTOLEDB2.dll, might need to reregister this assembly. We have a copy of gacutil in the program file folder as well, drag and drop the assembly onto the gacutil executable then try again and see if it's listed.

Re: actoledb framework error

I think that it could be. The ACTOLEDB2.dll is a 32 bit dll, this does prohibit it from running in 64 bit windows environments, but does prevent it from running in 64 bit applications. The UDL file we created on this system is a 64 bit text file and is only finding 64 bit providers.

There are instructions here for using a udl file to retrieve the 32 bit providers.

Has this worked in the past? Is the Web App a 64 bit application, if so then that is likely the issue.